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This is the third part to my practice feature story.
Article:
Someone called 18 people in the city last night. The caller identified himself as the president of Rutherford Ford, Inc., 2780 Doss Boulevard. He told each of the people that they had just won a new car from his dealership. Interviewed by reporters today, most of the people who received the calls said that at first they just couldn't believe it. And they were right. They couldn't. The person who called was a prankster, and Allen Rutherford, president of the dealership, says he has no idea who placed he calls, and that he's spending all his time today trying to explain the situation to those 18 people. "Someone apparently has a sick idea of humor," Rutherford said. After convincing people they had won a new car, the caller asked them to drop by the dealership this morning to pick it up. All 18 were there when the dealership opened its doors at 9 a.m. "I told them we never offered to give away a car," Rutherford said. "One woman told me she couldn't believe she'd won, and then she told me she couldn't believe it when I told her she hadn't. Two other women began to cry, and a man is threatening to sue me."
My feature lead:
Allen Rutherford was shocked to see 18 peopled lined up in front of his dealership bright and early. He soon realized they were under the impression they would each receive a free car. A person placing prank calls on those 18 people informed them that they would each receive a free brand new car at the Rutherford Ford dealership for an unknown reason. It was hard to believe at first for many, but that didn't stop them from arriving at the dealership right when it opened in the morning. The owner, Allen Rutherford, could not believe what he was hearing when he heard what the 18 people had to say. Rutherford proceeded to explained that he never offered them a new car, which was a guarantee for disappointment from the group. Two women cried and a man threatened to sue Rutherford. The owner has yet to find out who placed the prank calls, but that didn't help the crowd feel better.
References:
- Article: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199846412/student/chapter17/exercise/ex5/
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